Tone Indicators
Tone indicators can help you make your tone clear, especially when you're saying something ambiguous. In figure 1, there is an example of someone using the tone indicator for sarcasm, "/s".

We prepared a list of the most important and useful tone indicators:
Tone Indicator
Meaning
/j
joking
/hj
half-joking
/nm
Nevermind
/lh
lighthearted
/s
sarcastic
/gen or /g
genuine
/srs
serious
/nsrs
non-serious
/c
copypasta
/rh or /rt
rhetorical question
/t
teasing
/ij
inside joke
/m
metaphorically
/li
literally
/hyp
hyperbole
/f
fake
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